“While You Were Gone”
This song came from a simple realization.
Someone I love was away for several weeks. At first, I thought the time would pass quickly. Life would carry on, I’d keep busy, and before long she would be home.
But the longer she was gone, the more I noticed all the little places she normally filled without either of us really thinking about it.
It wasn’t about being unable to be alone. Everything was fine.
It just wasn’t as much fun.
That became the heart of While You Were Gone — realizing that sometimes you don’t fully understand how much someone adds to your everyday life until they aren’t there.
As the song developed, it found a different energy. The Indie Pop version brought in more movement, guitar and life without changing the story underneath it. And that felt right, because this was never really meant to be a sad song.
It’s about missing someone, yes. But more than that, it’s about discovering just how much better the ordinary parts of life are when your person is there to share them with you.
Sometimes you don’t realize how much someone fills your life until they’re not there.